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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 7A.06. Warning On Protective Order

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Art. 7A.06. WARNING ON PROTECTIVE ORDER.  (a) Each 
protective order issued under this chapter, including a temporary 
ex parte order, must contain the following prominently displayed 
statements in boldfaced type, capital letters, or underlined:
	"A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS ORDER MAY BE PUNISHED FOR 
CONTEMPT OF COURT BY A FINE OF AS MUCH AS $500 OR BY CONFINEMENT IN 
JAIL FOR AS LONG AS SIX MONTHS, OR BOTH."
	"NO PERSON, INCLUDING A PERSON WHO IS PROTECTED BY THIS 
ORDER, MAY GIVE PERMISSION TO ANYONE TO IGNORE OR VIOLATE ANY 
PROVISION OF THIS ORDER. DURING THE TIME IN WHICH THIS ORDER IS 
VALID, EVERY PROVISION OF THIS ORDER IS IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT 
UNLESS A COURT CHANGES THE ORDER."
	"IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, OTHER THAN A PEACE OFFICER, AS 
DEFINED BY SECTION 1.07, PENAL CODE, ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EMPLOYMENT 
AS A SWORN, FULL-TIME PAID EMPLOYEE OF A STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL 
SUBDIVISION, WHO IS SUBJECT TO A PROTECTIVE ORDER TO POSSESS A 
FIREARM OR AMMUNITION."
	(b)  Each protective order issued under this chapter, except 
for a temporary ex parte order, must contain the following 
prominently displayed statement in boldfaced type, capital 
letters, or underlined:
	"A VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER BY COMMISSION OF AN ACT PROHIBITED 
BY THE ORDER MAY BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF AS MUCH AS $4,000 OR BY 
CONFINEMENT IN JAIL FOR AS LONG AS ONE YEAR, OR BOTH. AN ACT THAT 
RESULTS IN A SEPARATE OFFENSE MAY BE PROSECUTED AS A SEPARATE 
OFFENSE IN ADDITION TO A VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER."

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.           

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